Cant we just reverse the polarity? Still some good writing. Are the Festival and the Red Hour the same thing? Live your life with the power of Divine Love, which is the sweetness of choice., By any reasonable definition of the term, the Archons are crazy., Loosh is a hyperdimensional energy given off by the human soul when traumatized. Reger leads the Enterprise landing team to a hiding place. I'm going to be really upset when I finish. At Regers urging, McCoy sedates ONeil before he can come around from the stun blast. But then everyone stops moving. The landing party holds them off with phasers on stun (it helps that the people move really slowly). Like. A delusional person is someone who has a . Unless, that is, Kirk wants to willfully ignore it, as he does here. There, a priest named Marplon will oversee Kirk's forcible induction into the Body. Kirk and Spock put on the lawgivers robes and contact the ship. Are the Festival and the Red Hour the same thing? Kirk wants to pull the plug on Landru. Ultimately, they want to destroy all that makes you human, your hopes, your dreams, your joys, especially they want to destroy your spirituality., May we all stand tall together in the face of those forces, here and elsewhere, that seek to enslave us., Money is a tool of control invented by the Archons and implemented by your banking families., The Illuminati are the willing terrestrial servants of the Lord Archon, who demands everything from pedophilia and child sacrifice to war and chaos as offerings that create loosh., The Artificial Intelligence. It has no spirit, no spark. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. When the "Festival" breaks out, the mob begins hurling stones at the landing party. The computer that ruled Beta III would be seen again (slightly modified) in the first-season episode "A Taste of Armageddon". From these foxholes, they launch their spiritual warfare against the general population and against specific individuals., When the electromagnetic flow of Sophia's intention approached specific types of metaloids, fermions, subatomic particles, and ions, this contact formed creatures similar to cyborgs; insectoid creatures, called Qlifot (fragments of broken vessels) in the Lurian Kabbalah, or the Archons in Gnosticism., Therefore, they [archons] meddle with human beings, inserting deviant thoughts into their minds, They are influence peddlers, a type of non-physical implant, a foreign installation in the brain, from which they launch their mind-control system., All thoughts, emotions, mindsets, archons, egregores, demons, mogwai, or non-physical beings are computer programs that will control your actions if you let them. Lieutenants Sulu and O'Neil are undercover, wearing clothing of the style worn on Earth in the late 19th and early 20th century, and dispatched to the surface of the Earth-like planet Beta III to learn what became of the Archon, which disappeared there one hundred years earlier. First they kill Tamar for disobedience, then they inform the landing party that they are not of the body and they will be absorbed. History has proven again and again that whenever mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disastrous. The struggle with the Prime Directive will drive many episodes from here on out. Reger warns against bringing him along, but Kirk cannot bring himself to abandon a member of his crew. They stay the night. SULU: The Captain gave us an order. Were told about so many things: the Festival, the Red Hour (which makes people run mad in the streets, smashing windows and molesting women), the, , the lawgivers and their sticks of doom, Landrus computer and how it controls everything. The USSEnterprise, under the command of Captain Kirk, arrives at the planet Beta III in the C-111 system where the USS Archon was reported lost nearly 100 years earlier. Great series, great characters and a thoroughly enjoyable read. It has to be earned. Characters still capture and enthrall me. The natives are placid, but theirs is the mindless placidity . ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Return_of_the_Archons&oldid=1132022099, This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 22:16. Directed by Joseph Pevney. Hacom is suspicious of them, because theyre not participating in red hour. "Return of the Archons" puts Kirk's rugged individualism against a hive-mind like society that craves structure and control more than anything else. much introduced in this episode, and so much left hanging. I really enjoyed this one. I have said from the beginning, I would spend what it would take for the people of Connecticut to know who I am and what I stand for. [14], "The Return of the Archons" introduces for the first time the Federation's Prime Directive. Original air date: February 9, 1967 ", "I prefer the concrete, the graspable, the provable." He does find one thing interesting; the lawgiver's reaction to Kirk's defiance was similar to a computer's when fed insufficient data. Very enjoyable. Landru insists that they will be obliterated for the good of the body. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), 2023 Macmillan | All stories, art, and posts are the copyright of their respective authors, the Myths and Legends Convention (a.k.a. They live in hive-like structures. Soon after, McCoy and Galloway return and they have been absorbed, with McCoy speaking similarly to the way Sulu had on the Enterprise. It Should", "What 'Star Trek 4' Could Learn From These 'Star Trek' Episodes", "Star Trek: How a Classic TOS Episode Influenced The Purge", "The Purge Director Admits Which Star Trek Episode Influenced His Movie. Spock learns that Marplon was Tamar's contact and is part of the same underground to which Reger belongs. Taking advantage of their confusion, Reger guides the crew to a place he knows, where they will be safe. '. This could be a seriously meaty episode, but it all falls flat and feels as hollow as the lawgivers sticks of doom. And before Sulu can be transported up, one of the guys in robes hits him with a stick. "genetic engineering mixing species and creating hybrids that were never meant to exist.". Then you will probably like listening to us too. [33][34], For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky, "The Star Trek Transcripts - the Return of the Archons", "Does 'The Purge' Sound Familiar? Spock explaining his worldview, Kirk insulting him, and Spock refusing delivery on the insult. Probably what I love most about this series is that the bad guys are bad and get what they deserve, and the good guys are good and noble and honorable - none of the annoying gray space that so many movies and books now live in where truly awful and evil people are really just misunderstood - ugh. Welcome back. Scotty, in command of the Enterprise, reports that her shields are able to deflect them, but nearly all ship's power is diverted to this purpose. This could be a seriously meaty episode, but it all falls flat and feels as hollow as the lawgivers sticks of doom. Archons Quotes. Refresh and try again. Blasting through the wall, Kirk reveals the truth: an ancient computer, built and programmed by the real Landru 6,000 years earlier before he died. [22] When the landing party rests in a bedroom at Reger's boarding house, the windows are blacked out in all wide shots, but clearly transparent and showing the street outside in all close-ups. To withdraw your consent, see Your Choices. Fascinating. A delusional person has false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions. As one, everyone picks up a rock or a stick or something and moves on the landing party as a single unit. The Red Hour is potently intriguing, and its eerily depicted. History has proven again and again that whenever mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disastrous. The struggle with the Prime Directive will drive many episodes from here on out. Did the people give up their control to Landru? Fortunately, Kirk's uncanny ability to Logic Bomb any computer-like being saves the day, and they escape with Reger to a safer locationbut not without picking up the Red Shirt, now a member of the machine, against Reger's warnings not to. } [27] But religious scholar Michael Anthony Corey praises the episode for realizing that the elimination of a huge number of moral evils can occur only by causing a single, massive moral evil (the loss of free will). [24] The Federation's moral superiority is exhibited through its emphasis on individual freedom, progress, and resort to violence only in self-defense, while the Betan society is criticized for its state control, stagnation, and reliance on aggression. Shields are up, but they require all ships power; if they divert power to the engines, the shields will fall and the ship will burn to a cinder. Trivial matters: Along with Mudds Women and The Cage, this was one of the three story outlines Gene Roddenberry originally came up with for the pilot. Lee Mailer who played Bilar was told that the colony was something like "late 19th century New England," so he affected an old New England accent: "A-yah, come for festival, a-yah-a?" Overhearing their whispered plans, McCoy summons the Lawgivers. Kirk and Spock convince the computer that without creativity, there is no life, and that by stifling creativity it is the evil that must be destroyed for the greater good. What is their purpose? You can see his fellow extra correcting his missed cue. Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. He had pinged Kelleas personal com unit so he know it would take her a bit to break away and answer it depending on what hour it was on the ship., The universal constant about the galaxys bottom feeders: if you dont understand it, shoot at it., Great, Jason grumbled. Uninstall them. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Peace for all. [23], Eric Greene observes that "Return of the Archons" is the first time Star Trek attempted to deal with issues of war and peace raised by the Vietnam War, and established a template that would be used in a number of subsequent episodes such as "A Taste of Armageddon", "This Side of Paradise", and "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky". Evidently, this is the fate that awaits the entire landing party. //